Overview

• Sunil Jakhar invoked sections of the Representation of the People Act in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that Sisodia’s ‘saam, daam, dand, bhed’ formulation signals bribery, coercion and communal division.
• Shiromani Akali Dal has called for cancellation of Sisodia’s bail in his existing corruption trial and urged the ECI to bar the AAP from contesting the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.
• The Aam Aadmi Party defended Sisodia by describing the viral clip as an edited excerpt from an internal training meeting that misrepresents his full remarks.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP Punjab president Aman Arora appear smiling in the footage, though multiple outlets report they cannot verify the video’s authenticity.
• No public response or action from the Election Commission has been reported as of August 17, leaving any formal inquiry and legal steps pending.